Heinrich Zankl

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Heinrich Zankl (born February 21, 1941 in Nuremberg ) is the son of Hans Ludwig Zankl and brother of Franz Rudolf Zankl . He is a German human biologist and well-known non-fiction author. Until his retirement he was Professor of Human Biology at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern .

biography

Heinrich Zankl studied veterinary medicine at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich and received his doctorate in 1967. med. vet. After completing a second degree in anthropology and human genetics , he received his doctorate. rer. nat. 1977 followed the habilitation for human genetics at the University of Saarland .

From 1979 to 2006 Heinrich Zankl was Professor of Human Biology and Human Genetics at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern . His main areas of work were tumor cytogenetics and mutagenicity research . From 1987 to 1993 he was also Vice President for Research and Teaching at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern. Zankl has written numerous text and non-fiction books. Since his retirement he has been working more and more in the field of marginalistics . He is also involved in social projects.

Awards

Fonts (selection)

  • Human biology. An introduction. Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-437-20217-0 .
  • with G. Ziegler: Health theory. Weinheim 1987, ISBN 3-527-26543-0 .
  • Genetics. From heredity to genetic medicine. Munich 1998, ISBN 3-406-43994-2 .
  • Phenomenon of sexuality. The "small" difference between the sexes. Darmstadt 1999, ISBN 3-534-13313-7 .
  • From the germ cell to the individual. Pregnancy Biology. Munich 2001, ISBN 3-406-44749-X .
  • The whims of chance. Scientific discoveries from Archimedes to the present day. Darmstadt 2002, ISBN 3-89678-428-5 .
  • Counterfeiters, swindlers, charlatans. Research and Science Fraud. Weinheim 2003, ISBN 3-527-30710-9 .
  • The big mistake. Where science was wrong. Darmstadt 2004, ISBN 3-89678-510-9 .
  • Nobel Prizes. Explosive affairs, controversial decisions. Weinheim 2005, ISBN 3-527-31182-3 .
  • Darn X. Are women smarter than men? Darmstadt 2006, ISBN 3-89678-581-8 .
  • with M. Benecke, H.-W. Helb, D. Sältemeyer: Potzblitz biology. The cave adventures of Rita and Robert. Weinheim 2007, ISBN 978-3-527-31754-7 .
  • with K. Betz: Little geniuses. 25 science prodigies. Darmstadt 2007, ISBN 978-3-89678-623-4 .
  • Insane things from science. From light rabbits to dark pears. Weinheim 2008, ISBN 978-3-527-32114-8 .
  • Gamecocks of Science: Controversies and Hostilities. Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-527-32579-5 .
  • Science cross-examined. 25 spectacular falls from Galileo to Guttenberg. Darmstadt 2012, ISBN 978-3-86312-325-3 .
  • with K. Betz: Still brilliant. Darwin, Nietzsche, Hawking and Co. Weinheim 2014, ISBN 978-3-527-33410-0 .
  • Molecular cytogenetic tumor diagnostics. In: AM Raem et al. (Ed.): Genmedizin. Springer, 2001, ISBN 3-540-67393-8 , pp. 243-264.
  • with C. Rosefort and E. Fauth: Micronuclei induced by aneugens and clastogens in mononucleate and binucleate cells using cytokinesis block assay. In: Mutagenesis . Volume 19, 2004, pp. 277-284.
  • How dangerous are fried potatoes? The acrylamide problem. In: Expedition into Science. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2006, ISBN 3-527-31639-6 ,
  • From genetics to racial hygiene. In: K.-D. Henke (Ed.): Deadly Medicine in National Socialism. Böhlau-Verlag, Cologne 2008, ISBN 978-3-412-23206-1 , pp. 47-63.
  • Plagiarism in medicine - four case studies. In: T. Rommel (Ed.): Plagiarism - Danger to Science? Lit-Verlag, Münster 2011, ISBN 978-3-643-11254-5 , pp. 269-284.
  • Chances and limits of biotechnology and genetic engineering. In: A. Schwarz (Ed.): Dispute Evolution. Böhlau-Verlag, Cologne 2017, ISBN 978-3-412-50714-5 , pp. 548-561.

Contributions to marginalistics

  • Petrophaga lorioti - On the status of stone louse research in Germany. In: W. Hömberg, E. Roloff (ed.): Yearbook of Marginalistics II. LIT-Verlag, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-8258-6052-3 , pp. 219-230.
  • Political marginal figures - A treatise on the homo politicus functionalis and the homo politicus fictionalis. In: W. Hömberg, E. Roloff (Ed.): Yearbook of Marginalistics III. LIT-Verlag, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-643-99840-8 , pp. 14–32.
  • The science generator - an ingenious publication program. In: W. Hömberg, E. Roloff (Hrsg.): Jahrbuch der Marginalistik IV. LIT-Verlag, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-643-99793-7 , pp. 60–66.
  • News from Lolation Research - An Example of Creative Science. In: W. Hömberg, (Ed.): Marginalistics - Almanac for friends of happy science. Allitera Verlag, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-96233-179-5 , pp. 104-113.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Klaus-Dieter Zang , Wolfram Henn (Ed.): Human genetics in Saarland. Röhrig University Press. St. Ingbert 1999, ISBN 3-86110-221-8 , pp. 251-288.
  2. ↑ Klaus Landfried : Laudation for Prof. Dr. Dr. Heinrich Zankl. In: Unispectrum. November 2006, pp. 64-65.
  3. ↑ Lisa C. Schuler: Inspiring children for nature . In: Pfälzischer Merkur from April 7, 2009.
  4. ↑ Christine Maack: Language is an important door opener . In: Saarbrücker Zeitung from July 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Literary courier
  6. ↑ Because of fame, they fought and betrayed. In: Sunday . October 30, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Zankl, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German human biologist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg